lidar

noun

li·​dar ˈlī-ˌdär How to pronounce lidar (audio)
: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves

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Both shops have a buy rating on the company, which makes lidar sensors used in autonomous vehicles. Brian Evans, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025 Para lidar com uma era de incerteza... Aviso: Este texto foi traduzido com o uso de tradução automática e pode conter erros. Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Harvard Business Review, 14 Mar. 2025 Several years ago, lidar surveys revealed that a small replica of Teotihuacán’s citadel lies just outside Tikal’s center. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025 Para lidar com isso, os gerentes precisam fazer um balanço dos desafios. Por Willy C. Shih E Veronica Chua, Harvard Business Review, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lidar

Word History

Etymology

light + radar

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lidar was in 1963

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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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